Pakistan Firing Along Border In Jammu And Kashmir, Migration On

06/01/2015 8:12 AM IST
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15/07/2016 8:24 AM IST

PTI

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Indian villagers sit in the back of a vehicle as they flee their homes fearing firing from the Pakistan side of the border at Bainglad village in Samba sector, about 52 Kilometers from Jammu, India, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Pakistani and Indian border guards traded artillery fire along the disputed border region of Kashmir, killing two people and wounding eight, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

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After a day-long lull, Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire again by targeting border posts in Kathua and Samba sectors, drawing retaliation from BSF.

"Pakistani Rangers resorted to ceasefire violation and opened small arms firing in one post in Samba district and two areas in Kathua district late last night," officials said told PTI.

There was firing on Bobiyan and Pansar forward areas along international border in Kathua district since last night, Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said adding it was going on intermittently.

In Samba district, there were two rounds of small arms firing on Ballard post in Ramgarh sub-sector last night, SSP, Samba, Anil Magotra said, adding that by and large there was calm along IB in Samba.

BSF troops retaliated to Pakistani firing, they said. There was no loss of life or injury to anyone.

However, residents of border villages continue to leave for safer areas in view of the latest round of ceasefire violations by Pakistan since New Year eve.

There was no firing by Pakistan Rangers from night of January 3 till January 4 evening.

Over 3,500 people have migrated from border villages in Samba and Kathua districts.

Around 2,500 people have migrated from 11 villages in Kathua after shelling from across international border. 1800 people are in relief camps.